issues archive

December

• IEA: Renewables Will Lead Global Generation in 2025
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Former Michigan Gov. Granholm Set to Lead DOE
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Mammoth 1.1 GW/2 GWh Solar+Storage Project Takes Shape in California
  

  by Sonal Patel

November

• Global Offshore Wind Capacity Slated to Multiply Eight-Fold by 2030
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Organic Technology New Paradigm for Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Solar Farms Would Replace New Mexico Coal-Fired Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

October

• Award-Winning Hydropower Project Helps Electrify Ethiopia
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Duke Energy Pursuing Sweeping Changes to Generation Mix
  

  by Sonal Patel

• The POWER Interview: Importance of Tax Credits and Incentives
  

  by Darrell Proctor

September

• World’s Largest—For Now—Battery Storage Project Online in California
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ Report Highlights Greening of the Grid
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Improve Wind Turbine Safety with a Piston Accumulator Retrofit
  

  by POWER

August

• Rains Complicate Ethiopian Hydro Dam Dispute
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Innovative Byproduct-Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Plant Completed
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Clean Energy Adds Jobs, but Pace Is Slow
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July

• Micro Generation with Macro Possibilities
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Gas, Solar Will Power Pittsburgh Airport Microgrid
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Renewable Energy Growth Stymied by Pandemic, but Optimism Is High
  

  by Aaron Larson

June

• Renewables Gain Investors as Some Flee Oil, Gas, and Coal
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Vectren Will Close Coal Units, Add Renewables
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Developers Make Progress on Solar-Powered Hydrogen Projects
  

  by Aaron Larson

May

• Hydropower: Meeting Growing Needs with Improved Reliability and Efficiency
  

  by POWER

• Feds Approve Largest U.S. Solar Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Is Geothermal Power on the Brink of a Boom?
  

  by Sonal Patel

April

• Need for Resilience Supports Energy Storage
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Wind Energy Leads U.S. Power Generation Growth
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Clean Energy Sector Sheds 106,000 Jobs in March
  

  by Darrell Proctor

January 14

• 12 Big Power Stories You May Have Missed in 2020
  

  by POWER

• Increase in COVID Cases Brings More Vogtle Delays
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• DOE Rolls Out Nuclear Innovation ‘Blueprint’ Ahead of Biden Administration Takeover
  

  by Sonal Patel

January 7

• The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Renewable Energy Growth Continues
  

  by Aaron Larson

• South Korea Lenders Will End Support for Coal
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Natural Gas Power Reliance Factors Heavily in Massachusetts Net-Zero Actions
  

  by Sonal Patel

December 31

• China Suffers Widespread Blackouts Amid Coal Supply Shortage
  

  by Sonal Patel

• 12 Big Power Stories You May Have Missed in 2020
  

  by POWER

• 2020: A Year of Reckoning for Competitive Generators
  

  by Sonal Patel

December 24

• GE All-in to Fight Climate Change, Urges Accelerated Replacement of Coal Power
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Nuclear, Carbon Capture, and Energy Storage Advocates Happy; Co-ops Disappointed by Stimulus Package
  

  by Aaron Larson

• DOE Bans Utility Procurement of Chinese Equipment for Bulk Power System Security
  

  by Sonal Patel

December 17

• IEA/NEA: Renewables, Nuclear, Hydrogen Gaining Cost Competitiveness
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE All-in to Fight Climate Change, Urges Accelerated Replacement of Coal Power
  

  by Sonal Patel

• DOE Picks More ARDP Winners; One or More Advanced Nuclear Demonstrations Will Be in Washington State
  

  by Sonal Patel

December 10

• POWERnews [Dec. 10, 2020]
  

  by Sonal Patel

December 3

• POWERnews [Dec. 3, 2020]
  

  by Sonal Patel

November 25

• Battle Brewing About California’s Role in Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Retirement
  

  by Sonal Patel

• UK Undergoing ‘Remarkable Shift’ in Power Generation
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• BWXT: 3D Printing Breakthrough Could Speed Advanced Nuclear Reactor Development
  

  by Sonal Patel

November 19

• Siemens, Toshiba Pulling Out of Coal-Fired Generation
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Could Geothermal Energy Become the ‘Sexy’ Renewable?
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Battle Brewing About California’s Role in Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Retirement
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• Master Limited Partnerships: Useful Tool or Green Finance Gimmick?
  

  by POWER

• What Are (Our) Words Worth?
  

  by POWER

• Management Views: Phil Sharp
  

  by POWER

May

• What Is Holding Back Offshore Wind?
  

  by POWER

• Flavor of the Decade: What Energy Utilities Can Learn from Verizon
  

  by POWER

• Utility Mergers: Who Has a Vision?
  

  by POWER

March

• Mexico’s Power Sector Attracts New Investors
  

  by POWER

• NRC Grants Citizen Petition to Examine Solar Storms
  

  by POWER

• Utility Communicators: An Ounce of Prevention or a Pound of Cure?
  

  by POWER

January

• Terror Threat to Grid Is Real, Says Suppressed Study
  

  by POWER

• Avoiding Pitfalls in Combined Heat and Power
  

  by POWER

• Creativity Cuts Cost of Connecting with Utility Customers
  

  by POWER

November

• Financing U.S. Renewable Energy Projects in a Post-Subsidy World
  

  by POWER

• FERC Proposes Regulatory Regime for Solar Storms
  

  by POWER

• Creating Customer-Friendly Utility Communications
  

  by POWER

September

• Helpful Tips When Terminating an Employee
  

  by POWER

• Energy PR—Forget Facts, Show Value
  

  by POWER

• Understanding Consequential Damages
  

  by POWER

July

• PwC: Big Demand Meets Tight Money in Power’s Future
  

  by POWER

• Securitizing Renewable Energy Loans
  

  by POWER

• The Leadership Dilemma
  

  by POWER

May

• End Game for Rare Earth Dispute?
  

  by POWER

• Power Industry Needs to Focus on Grooming the Next Generation of Leaders
  

  by POWER

• Five Ways to Make Energy Real to Your Customers
  

  by POWER

March

• Buying and Selling Energy Trading Portfolios
  

  by POWER

• The Case of the Disappearing Server Hugger
  

  by POWER

• Workplace Drama: Seven Tips for Reducing Workplace Negativity
  

  by POWER

December

• NETL: Meeting the Needs of the Nation’s Fossil Power Plant Fleet
  

  by POWER

• Leveraging the Latest Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Technologies to Transform Emissions into Profit
  

  by POWER

• A Half Century of Environmental Progress
  

  by Aaron Larson

November

• DOE Supports CCUS Retrofit for San Juan Coal Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Black & Veatch: No More Coal Construction
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• NETL: Meeting the Needs of the Nation’s Fossil Power Plant Fleet
  

  by POWER

October

• EPA Loosens Limits on Coal Plant Effluent Discharges
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• DOE Supports CCUS Retrofit for San Juan Coal Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Throws in the Towel on Coal-Fired Power
  

  by Aaron Larson

September

• EPA Changes Closure Requirements in Coal Ash Rule
  

  by Aaron Larson

• DOE Issues Emergency Order to Alleviate California Power Crisis
  

  by Sonal Patel

• California Blackouts Bring Calls for Investigation
  

  by Sonal Patel

August

• Analysis Supports Coal-Like Fuel for Power Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• EPA Changes Closure Requirements in Coal Ash Rule
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Xuzhou 3 Shows the Future of Subcritical Coal Power Is Sublime
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• Germany Brings Last New Coal Plant Online
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• $122 Million Earmarked for Coal ‘Innovation Centers’
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Advantages of Dual Linear Array Probes for Corrosion Inspection
  

  by POWER

June

• Coal Plant Conversion to Non-Recyclable Plastic Waste Combustion Advances
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Germany Brings Last New Coal Plant Online
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Thanks to Asia, Coal Is Still King Worldwide
  

  by Mary Hutzler

May

• Power Sector Resources for Coronavirus Pandemic Response
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Reports $1 Billion Hit to Cash Flow
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• How Low-Temperature Evaporation Treats FGD Wastewater
  

  by POWER

April

• EPA Relaxes Noncompliance Enforcement During COVID-19 Pandemic
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Power Industry Pleads for Priority COVID-19 Testing, PPE for Mission-Essential Workers
  

  by Sonal Patel

• How One Fabrication Shop in Alabama Is Powering Through the Pandemic
  

  by POWER

November

• Safer and More Efficient Gas Turbine Coupling Maintenance
  

  by POWER

• How Biden’s Presidency Could (Further) Transform the Power Sector
  

  by Sonal Patel

• 2020 Voters Cement Nevada’s 50% RPS, Shakeup of Energy Oversight in New Mexico
  

  by Sonal Patel

October

• It’s Fair to Say – New Plant Brings Benefits to Pennsylvania
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Secures First HA-Class Hydrogen Gas Power Deal: Long Ridge Energy Terminal
  

  by Sonal Patel

• West Virginia Natural Gas Power Project Shelved
  

  by Sonal Patel

September

• WindGas Falkenhagen: Pioneering Green Gas Production
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE, CTCI Score 6.5-GW Gas Power Contract Win in Taiwan
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Flexible Small-Scale Generation Empowered by Once-Through Boiler Technology
  

  by POWER

August

• Future-Proofing Gas Generation for the Coming Carbon-Free World
  

  by Jason Rowell

• South Korea Forays into Gas Turbine Manufacturing
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Will Decarbonize Uniper’s Gas Power Fleet
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• T-Point 2 Is a Proving Ground for Gas Turbine Advancements
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Siemens’ Roadmap to 100% Hydrogen Gas Turbines
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Pennsylvania Site Latest Gas Plant Online in Building Surge
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June

• Siemens Launches ‘Most Powerful’ HL-Class Gas Turbine
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• World’s First Integrated Hydrogen Power-to-Power Demonstration Launched
  

  by Sonal Patel

• T-Point 2 Is a Proving Ground for Gas Turbine Advancements
  

  by Aaron Larson

May

• The POWER Interview: Keeping the Flame for Natural Gas
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• FERC Plans Discussion of COVID-19 Impacts
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Trump Ban on Foreign Bulk Power Equipment Triggers New Uncertainty
  

  by Sonal Patel

April

• World’s First HL-Class Gas Turbine Starts Successfully
  

  by Aaron Larson

• NERC Moves to Defer Reliability Standards, Provide COVID-19 Flexibility
  

  by Sonal Patel

• The POWER Interview: Powering Through a Pandemic
  

  by Darrell Proctor

March

• MHPS Secures First Order for Hydrogen-Capable J-Series Gas Turbines
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Achieves Battery-Enabled Blackstart of Heavy Duty Gas Turbine
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Exec: Global Gas Turbine Market ‘Stabilizing’
  

  by Darrell Proctor

December

• THE BIG PICTURE: EPA Regulatory Roundup
  

  by Sonal Patel

• The Bittersweet Power of Hybrids
  

  by Sonal Patel

• New Technology Keeps Solar on Track
  

  by Darrell Proctor

November

• Consistent Excellence Makes Byron Nuclear Plant Special
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Darlington’s First Refurbishment: A Model for Nuclear Construction
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Analysts: Storage a Matter of Dollars and Sense
  

  by Darrell Proctor

October

• It’s Fair to Say – New Plant Brings Benefits to Pennsylvania
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Promising Power Plant Plots Province’s Future
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Global Offshore Wind Capacity Slated to Multiply Eight-Fold by 2030
  

  by Sonal Patel

September

• Floating Platforms Are an Offshore Wind Gamechanger
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Developing a Solution for Utility-Scale Storage
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Award-Winning Hydropower Project Helps Electrify Ethiopia
  

  by Aaron Larson

August

• Xuzhou 3 Shows the Future of Subcritical Coal Power Is Sublime
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Efficiency a Priority at Caofeidian Coal Power Plant
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Digitization Drives Efficiency at Turkish Coal Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July

• The Evolution of Power Business Models
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Micro Generation with Macro Possibilities
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Islands: An Ocean of Potential for Marine Energy
  

  by Sonal Patel

June

• T-Point 2 Is a Proving Ground for Gas Turbine Advancements
  

  by Aaron Larson

• A Multi-Layered Reinvention: AES Southland Projects
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Rethinking Wastewater Treatment for Better FGD Economics
  

  by Sonal Patel

May

• Offshore Wind Finding Direction in U.S.
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• A Nuclear Power Side Venture: Medical Isotope Production
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Innovative Distributed Generation Projects Provide Power to Remote Areas
  

  by Darrell Proctor

April

• Natural Gas a Powerful Force, Despite Industry Headwinds
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• THE BIG PICTURE (Infographic): U.S. Nuclear Lifetimes
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Show Preview – Electric Power
  

  by POWER